2023 Prep Jobs

[crinus]

I haven't posted in quite a while, so I thought I would post pics of some of my 2023 prep jobs.  I have done a lot more than these but these are the only ones I took a before pic. 

 

Zacanthoides idahoensis

Cambrian

Spence Shale

Richmond, Utah

 

 

Pseudogygites latimarginatus

Ordovician

Lindsay Formation

Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

 

Ceraurus plattinensis

Ordovician

Bobcaygeon Fm.

Brechin, Ontario, Canada

 

Archimedes wortheni

Mississippian

Warsaw Fm.

Fenton, Missouri

 

 

Platycrinites bozemanensis

Missisippian

Lodgepole Fm.

Bozeman, Montana

 

 

Aphelecrinus okawensis

Mississippian

Bangor Fm.

Lacon, Alabama

 

Glyptocystites multiporus

Ordovician

Bobcaygeon Fm.

Brechin, Ontario, Canada

 

 

 

Eldredgeops crassituberculata

Devonian

Silica Shale

Paulding, Ohio

This is one I really wish I had a before prep pic. The specimen underneath was a complete surprise.

 

 

[fossilus]

Those are gorgeous! Especially the first trilobite!

[Fossildude19]

Amazing prep jobs! What an absolute treasure trove of amazing fossils!
Thank you for showing us! 

[jpc]

Montana crinoids...Wow!!!!  

 

Welcome back, crinus.  

[trilobites_are_awesome]

Those are amazing! Especially that Eldredgeops!

[Baking Geologist]

Those turned out fantastic!

[Ludwigia]

Long time no see! Nice to have you posting here again.

[Brian James Maguire]

Beautiful prep outs

[Pagurus]

Impressive! What a difference a prep makes.

[rocket]

incredible work, great material!!!

[hadrosauridae]

Beautiful preps!

[RJB]

Boy-o-boy, wasn't expecting this kind of quality stuff!  Thanks for sharing

 

RB

[Gramps]

Beautiful! Can you tell us what tools you used?

Best wishes.

[crinus]

1 hour ago, Gramps said:

Beautiful! Can you tell us what tools you used?

Best wishes.

The tools I use are all described in the "Before and After" section of my web page. http://www.crinus.info/before and after.html

[jpc]

crinus's Before and After is an excellent Prep Primer.  

The one thing I did not see in there that is a must for tools is... patience.  Work like you seen his pages and posts takes time.  

[crinus]

On 1/18/2024 at 3:19 PM, jpc said:

crinus's Before and After is an excellent Prep Primer.  

The one thing I did not see in there that is a must for tools is... patience.  Work like you seen his pages and posts takes time.  

And the other thing you needs is LOTS of free time.  That Montana Platycrinites took me two weeks at 8 hours per day.  That's a bit over 100 hours.  Very sore back after that job. 

[Mochaccino]

11 hours ago, crinus said:

And the other thing you needs is LOTS of free time.  That Montana Platycrinites took me two weeks at 8 hours per day.  That's a bit over 100 hours.  Very sore back after that job. 

Wow, if one were to convert that to a price it would be a few thousand $ assuming a moderate prep rate. And that's not even accounting for the base fossil!

[jpc]

13 hours ago, Mochaccino said:

Wow, if one were to convert that to a price it would be a few thousand $ assuming a moderate prep rate. And that's not even accounting for the base fossil!

This is one reason you don't see a lot of very cool fossils on the market.  Preparation of these things is a labor of love.

[Collector9658]

Impressive work. The Platycrinites bozemanensis slab is insanely nice. Thanks for sharing. 

[Advantage]

Skill!